Like a Nollywood movie, the saga continues in the house of
the Ikes. Last week, the internet went agog when news broke that Suzanne, wife
of iconic actor, Emeka Ike, filed for divorce in a Lagos court. She claimed
that her husband often beat her and when the battering was too much, she
decided to leave the house.
In an exclusive chat with Saturday Beats, the dark-skinned
actor said that he also learnt about the news on the internet. He said he had
not been served with any court papers.
“I also read the news of the divorce online when someone
called my attention to it. I have not got any letter from any court yet, so it
is all still speculations. Every family has its challenges and people disagree
over issues a lot. Marriage is not just about husband and wife but the
children. I will not play with that mandate because my children are my
prerogative and they have to be properly protected. Nobody should mess them up
because of all these rumours,” he said.
Ike said that the love he has for his wife would never allow
him to beat her for any reason. He said he had never beaten the mother of his
children and challenged whoever does not believe him to ask his children or
neighbours if such has ever occurred.
The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, in an
emotional tone told Saturday Beats that he adores his wife and she is probably
using that against him. He appealed to his wife to come back home because the
children are missing her.
“If my wife says I am a wife beater, the children would have
witnessed such. I have a 14-year-old boy who is grown and has moustache now,
you can ask him if I have ever beaten his mother. Never in my life have I
raised my hand to beat my wife. I adore that woman and I love her a lot. If she
wants to use my love against me, no problem and if people do not believe me,
they should go to my former residence in Lagos to ask my neighbours if they
ever heard that I beat my wife. Rather when my wife starts making noise like
women normally do, I use that period to train my children. I would ask my
children like this, ‘what do you do when a woman begins to nag at home?’ They
would tell you that the next thing to do is pick your car keys and drive off.
That is the normal training I give my sons so that they would never beat their
wives. If my wife wants to leave me, she should have just said that it is due
to irreconcilable differences and not that I am a wife beater. It would mean
that she is trying to get unnecessary sympathy and I don’t think she would say
such. When I showed my children what was on the internet, they were sad and
said that it was a lie because I don’t beat their mother. I am a father of four
children and I must protect them first before I even protect myself. That is
why I would never say any bad thing about their mother. God would judge us all
in life. Anyone who sees my wife should tell her to come back home to her
children because they need her,” he said.
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